"Romain is a relatively egocentric, cruel character. He decides not to tell his loved ones about his condition, thus leaving them unprepared, which means his death will cause them that much more suffering. But after all, why shouldn′t Romain have the right to choose how he will die? He makes a conscious decision to embrace his solitude and answer only to himself." -François Ozon This is the set up for Ozon′s latest, a chamber piece about a terminally ill man, Romain, who seeks his own kind of closure. In his quest for solitude, he alienates his family and friends through his callous behavior, yet seeks a last dose of tenderness from his grandmother played by Jeanne Moreau. Ozon has directed his most linear, accessible film, and easily his most sentimental. Those expecting the bite of 5x2, the darkness of Water Drops on Burning Rocks or the irony of 8 Women will be surprised by the pathos and flagrant emotion on display here and how effectively Ozon manages it.